Greenway Court, Virginia

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Greenway Court
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Greenway Court, Virginia (Virginia)
Greenway Court, Virginia
Nearest city: White Post, Virginia
Coordinates: 39°2′46″N 78°7′9″W / 39.04611, -78.11917Coordinates: 39°2′46″N 78°7′9″W / 39.04611, -78.11917
Built/Founded: 1748
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: October 09, 1960[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000829
Governing body: Private

Greenway Court was an estate of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. The surviving remnants of the building complex are now a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

It was a lodge of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, better known locally as "Lord Fairfax." His nephew, Thomas Bryan Martin, resided with him at Greenway Court as well.

"From 1751 to 1781, this was the estate of Thomas Lord Fairfax (1693-1781), the only English peer residing in the Colonies, and the proprietor of a 5 million-acre land grant in Virginia. Fairfax employed George Washington as a surveyor."[1]

Estate Office, HABS photograph
Estate Office, HABS photograph

The remains of the estate were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[1][3]

Greenway Court is approximately 1.2 miles south of White Post on VA 658.[3]

A visit to this estate is the subject of A Night at Greenway Court, a short story by Willa Cather.

[edit] Unincorporated Community?

Greenway Court may also be used as a name to describe an unincorporated community in which the former estate is located.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Greenway Court. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Stephen Lissandrello (March 15, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Greenway CourtPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  (scanned version available at Virginia DHR)

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